Head of PE

Closing date:02/02/2024 at 12:00

Job Start Date:April 2024

Contract/Hours:Permanent , Full-time

Key Stage:KS3/KS4

Salary Type:Main Pay Range

Salary Details:MPS/UPS (£30000 - £46525) + TLR 2b £5352

Hours of Work:Full time

Location of Role:Oasis Acadmey, Sholing

An exciting opportunity for someone looking to step up to leadership or for an existing Head of Department looking for a fresh challenge.

Oasis Academy Sholing is looking to recruit an innovative and outstanding Head of Physical Education to lead our team of specialist staff as we ‘strive for excellence’.

The Physical Education department at OAS is a progressive and committed team that is driven to provide students with the skills and qualities for lifelong passion and participation in physical activity as well as opportunities for optimum performance. Our inclusive curriculum offers students the opportunity to succeed in numerous aspects of sporting performance. At key stage 4, we offer BTEC Sport, with an excellent uptake of students. Our focus on high-quality teaching has resulted in excellent progress and our results improving each year. We are looking to continually develop an extensive extra-curricular offer to students.  

This role offers excellent opportunities for the suitable candidate to work within a successful physical education department and to help shape the future strategic direction of this core curriculum area. You will join a friendly and supportive team that strives to ensure that all students enjoy their learning and surpass expectations of achievement.  If you wish to grow professionally, join us, and become part of the team developing an outstanding academy. 

Our offer to you

When you join the Sholing family there are several offers you will receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• Opportunities for training and development internally and externally – including certifications, with access to NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH programmes through Oasis
• Reduced workload through the Oasis curriculum resource bank
• Defined benefit teachers’ pension.
• Cycle-to-work Incentive
• Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
• Free eye tests
• Flexible working
• Free use of our dedicated gym area
• Access to free counselling service
• Integrated IT provision to support teaching, including your own laptop and I-pad
• A friendly environment with colleagues who care

The role and what we are looking for

We are seeking an innovative and outstanding Head of Physical Education from September 2024. The successful candidate will be required to teach all abilities across KS3 and KS4 to the highest standard developing the culture for excellence in Teaching and Learning within Physical Education. A willingness to support the Academy ethos and support of extra-curricular activities within the Academy is essential. You must be able to use a range of teaching strategies to inspire and motivate our students and demonstrate a commitment to sharing best practice with colleagues in the department.

Our academy

Oasis Academy Sholing is a rapidly improving, forward-thinking Academy that maintains high expectations of staff and students.

Sholing is part of the highly successful Oasis Community Learning multi-academy trust.  The successful candidate will share the ambition of community transformation, delivered by exceptional education at the heart of the community.

Application process

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For further information and an application pack please visit www.oasisacademysholing.org or email us at recruitment@oasissholing.org or phone 02380 448861.

For an informal discussion about the role and the Academy, please contact our Associate Vice Principal at layla.jones@oasissholing.org.  

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.